► 成句
類 [(1)るい] [類を見ない] meaning: unique rank: 3
☆ 彼等は類を見ない成功を収めた ⇨ They have accomplished the incomparable, unprecedented, success
► 名詞
類 [(1)るい] [liter] meaning: kind rank: 4
☆ 類は友を呼ぶ ⇨ The same kind of people tend to become friends (☛ A common phrase. Often used negatively, as “seedy people get together”)
► 接尾辞
類 [(1)るい] [liter] meaning: kind rank: 2
☆ 人類 ⇨ Humankind
☆ 私は魚介類が好きだ ⇨ I like fish and shellfish kind, seafood
More examples:
- 喜びと悲しみは人類に普遍の感情だ ⇨ Happiness and sadness are universal emotions for humankind
 - 申請のために必要な書類 ⇨ The documents necessary for application
 - 彼女は美人の部類に入ると思う ⇨ I think she is in the category of “beautiful woman”. I consider her a beautiful woman
 - 俺は彼奴等と同類じゃない ⇨ I am not the same kind with them
 - 提出された書類に不備がある ⇨ The submitted documents are not complete, have some errors
 - 日本人は魚介類を多く食べる ⇨ Japanese eat a lot of seafood
 - 犬には沢山種類がある ⇨ There are many kinds of dogs
 - 豆類は酒のつまみの定番だ ⇨ Nuts are fixtures as drinking snacks
 - 世界の全員が英語を使い、他の言葉が無くなってしまったら人類文化史上最大の悲劇だ ⇨ It will be the greatest tragedy of human cultural history if everybody in the world use English and all other languages are lost
 - 書類は複製でも可です ⇨ Copies of the documents are also acceptable
 - 私は申請に必要な書類を全て揃えた ⇨ I put together all the documents required for the application
 - 人類は人口の爆発的増加と環境保全の両立という難題を抱えている ⇨ Humans face an extremely difficult problem of dealing with the explosive population increase and the environment protection at the same time
 - 穀類を粉砕する機械 ⇨ A machine to grind, pulverize, grains
 - この種類の脳腫瘍は治療が出来ない ⇨ This kind of brain tumor is impossible to treat
 - 彼は書類に目を通した ⇨ He ran his eyes through the document